SoCal fog adds to air travel woes with flight delays

Air travelers, already having problems getting to the East Coast because of a winter storm, found themselves delayed at airports from San Francisco to San Diego Wednesday morning because of heavy fog.

Los Angeles International Airport reported a ground closure for all arriving flights just before 8 a.m. due to heavy fog and low visibility. The situation got even worse for motorists trying to get to the airport because of a power outage near the main entrance to LAX at Century Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard.

Arriving flights at San Francisco International were being delayed more than an hour, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. San Diego-Lindbergh Field also had flights being held because of fog. John Wayne Airport reported a few delayed flights and Long Beach Airport appeared mostly unaffected.

The problems in California made life even more miserable for travelers because of a major winter weather system over the South and East Coast. More than 700 flights at William B. Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta suffered delays, according to FlightAware.com, an online flight tracking system. The FAA said the Atlanta airport was expected to resume full operations at 9 a.m. Pacific time.

Kennedy International Airport in New York and Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C., also had flights being held.

As of mid-morning Wednesday, more than 1,700 flights nationwide had been canceled. Although bad, that still was an improvement over Tuesday, when FlightAware said more than 3,200 flights were taken off the schedule.

Travelers are advised to stay in touch with their airlines. For information about John Wayne flights go to OCAir.com. LAX information is at airport-la.com and Long Beach flights can be checked at LGB.org.

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